Dec
28
Coverage and Care for Newborn Baby
December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Your newborn’s TRICARE coverage is separate from yours. As long as one other family member is enrolled in TRICARE Prime, your baby will automatically receive TRICARE Prime coverage for the first 60 days (120 days if overseas) after birth. This will cover all newborn care in the hospital as well as the initial well-baby check [...]
Dec
25
Tricare and Ultrasounds
December 25, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Getting an ultrasound is an exciting time, actually seeing the baby that is growing inside you. Different doctors have different standards for when they do ultrasounds and how many they give during the course of a pregnancy.
Ultrasounds covered by TRICARE:
Determining how far along the pregnancy is.
Assessing your baby’s growth.
Evaluating your baby’s well-being.
Diagnosing an ectopic [...]
Dec
24
Dealing With Movers
December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
There are several things you must consider when you hire movers. You MUST select the insurance option, keep all your valuables in marked boxes and you must check the boxes prior to signing ANY paperwork to say you accept your belongings back.
Sure, this all sounds like common sense, but you would be surprised how many [...]
Dec
24
Geedunk – the place (aboard ship) where candy, ice cream, soda, and smokes can be purchased
Dec
24
Military Medical Treatment Facility – MTF
December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
MTF stands for Military Medical Treatment Facility
Dec
23
Pre-Deployment Checklist
December 23, 2009 | 3 Comments
Photo Credit: Randy Son of Robert
Beyond Just the Paperwork, you need to be looking at all the little things. Here is a steady list of things you should be preparing for in the wake of a set deployment date. If you are deploying or your spouse, then you need to have the heads up on [...]
Dec
22
Family Support Group – FSG
December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment
FSG stands for Family Support Group. These groups can be helpful to spouses and family members during short patrols, or long deployments … but in order for it to work you need to become active.
Dec
21
Liberty
December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Liberty – absence of enlisted from the ship or command for less that 06 hours for purpose of rest and recreation which is not charged as leave
Dec
21
The “head” aboard a Navy ship is the bathroom. The term comes from the days of sailing ships when the place for the crew to relieve themselves was all the way forward on either side of the bowsprit, the integral part of the hull to which the figurehead was fastened.
Dec
21
Gun Salutes
December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Gun salutes were first fired as an act of good faith. In the days when it took so long to reload a gun, it was a proof of friendly intention when the ship’s cannons were discharged upon entering port.
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